Every city has safe neighborhoods and dangerous neighborhoods. We believe you should know which neighborhoods in New York City are the safest before you move.
Every year, more than 30 million Americans move. Sometimes, it’s for a job, other times it’s to escape the big city. But no matter where you move, you want a neighborhood that’s family friendly, clean, and most importantly, safe.
We’ve analyzed the FBI crime report’s data on violent and property crimes for every single neighborhood in New York City. Then, we calculated your chances of being the victim of a crime in each one.
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Pick a metric. The bars rescale. The red line is New York’s statewide median.
Saturday Night Science
Methodology: How we determined the safest New York City hoods in 2026
You can ask people which neighborhoods are the safest, or you can look at the unbiased raw data. We choose data.
Instead of relying on speculation and opinion, we used Saturday Night Science to analyze the numbers from the FBI’s most recent crime report for every neighborhood in New York City.
To be more specific, we analyzed the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report. We then ran an analysis to calculate each neighborhood’s property and violent crimes per capita. We used the following criteria:
- Total Crimes Per Capita
- Violent Crimes Per Capita
- Property Crimes Per Capita
We then ranked each neighborhood with scores from 1 to 123 in each category, where 1 was the safest.
Next, we averaged the rankings for each neighborhood to create a safe neighborhood index.
Finally, we crowned the neighborhood with the lowest safest neighborhood index the “Safest City Neighborhood In New York City.” We’re lookin’ at you, Flatbush.
We updated this article for 2026. Skip to the end to see the list of all the neighborhoods in the city, from safest to most dangerous.
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Detailed list of the safest neighborhoods to live in New York City for 2026
Click any column to sort. Search by neighborhood name.
| Rank | Neighborhood | Crime Per 100K |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flatbush | |
| 2 | Rosebank | |
| 3 | Ardon Heights | |
| 4 | Great Kills | |
| 5 | Rossville | |
| 6 | Prince’s Bay | |
| 7 | Annandale | |
| 8 | Huguenot | |
| 9 | Queensboro Hill | |
| 10 | Ettingville | |
| 11 | Clearview | |
| 12 | Woodrow | |
| 13 | Westerleigh-Castleton | |
| 14 | North Sutton Area | |
| 15 | Carnegie Hill | |
| 16 | Midtown | |
| 16 | Murray Hill | |
| 16 | Garment District | |
| 16 | Soho | |
| 16 | Downtown | |
| 16 | Central Park | |
| 22 | Maspeth | |
| 23 | City Island | |
| 24 | Charlestown-Richmond Valley | |
| 25 | Dyker Heights | |
| 26 | Battery Park | |
| 27 | Middle Village | |
| 28 | Douglastown-Little Neck | |
| 29 | Spuyten Duyvil | |
| 30 | Nkew Gardens | |
| 31 | Auburndale | |
| 32 | Gravesend-Sheepshead Bay | |
| 32 | Bensonhurst | |
| 34 | Mapleton-Flatlands | |
| 35 | Woodside | |
| 36 | Glendale | |
| 37 | Bloomfield-Chelsea-Travis | |
| 38 | Saintalbans | |
| 39 | Utopia | |
| 40 | Borough Park | |
| 41 | Queens Village | |
| 42 | Woodhaven-Richmond Hill | |
| 43 | Tottensville | |
| 43 | Forest Hills | |
| 45 | Richmondtown | |
| 45 | Park Slope | |
| 47 | Whitestone | |
| 48 | Baychester | |
| 49 | Cobble Hill | |
| 50 | Ridgewood | |
| 51 | Sunny Side | |
| 52 | Washington Heights | |
| 52 | Morningside Heights | |
| 52 | Williams Bridge | |
| 55 | East Harlem | |
| 56 | Sunset Park | |
| 57 | Laurelton | |
| 58 | Upper East Side | |
| 59 | Williamsburg | |
| 60 | Upper West Side | |
| 61 | The Rockaways | |
| 62 | Throggs Neck | |
| 63 | Mariners Harbor | |
| 64 | Greenwood | |
| 65 | Inwood | |
| 66 | Astoria-Long Island City | |
| 67 | Country Club | |
| 68 | College Point | |
| 69 | University Heights | |
| 70 | Morris Park | |
| 71 | Bay Ridge | |
| 72 | Clinton | |
| 73 | Woodlawn-Nordwood | |
| 74 | Union Port | |
| 75 | Riverdale | |
| 76 | Corona | |
| 77 | Howland Hook | |
| 78 | Jamaica | |
| 79 | Port Richmond | |
| 80 | Fort Green | |
| 81 | Steinway | |
| 82 | Wakefield-Williamsbridge | |
| 83 | Kings Bridge | |
| 84 | Yorkville | |
| 84 | Bushwick | |
| 86 | New Brighton | |
| 87 | Bedford-Stuyvesant | |
| 88 | Soundview | |
| 89 | Clifton | |
| 90 | Flushing | |
| 91 | Little Italy | |
| 92 | Hamilton Heights | |
| 92 | East Village | |
| 94 | Eastchester | |
| 95 | Carroll Gardens | |
| 96 | Canarsie | |
| 97 | Midland Beach | |
| 98 | Oakwood | |
| 99 | Tribeca | |
| 100 | Morris Heights |
Source: FBI UCR. All 123 New York City neighborhoods.
Summary
Summary: The safest places in New York City
Looking at the data, you can tell that Flatbush is as safe as they come, according to science and data.
The safest neighborhoods in New York City are Flatbush, Rosebank, Ardon Heights, Great Kills, Rossville, Prince’s Bay, Annandale, Huguenot, Queensboro Hill, and Ettingville.
But as most New York residents would agree, almost every place here has its safe and not safe parts. So make sure you’re informed ahead of time.
We ranked the neighborhoods from safest to most dangerous in the chart below. Not sold on New York? Take the two-minute Find Your Place quiz and see which state actually fits you.
Questions and answers
Safest Neighborhoods In New York City FAQs
What is the safest neighborhood in New York City?
Flatbush is the safest neighborhood in New York City for 2026, based on FBI crime data. Rosebank and Ardon Heights are next.
What are the safest neighborhoods in New York City?
The safest neighborhoods in New York City are Flatbush, Rosebank, Ardon Heights, Great Kills, Rossville, Prince’s Bay, Annandale, Huguenot, Queensboro Hill, and Ettingville. We ranked all 123 neighborhoods in the city.
How do you measure neighborhood safety?
Neighborhoods are ranked on violent and property crimes per capita, using FBI crime data mapped to each neighborhood. The lowest combined crime rate wins.
Which neighborhood ranked last for safety?
Hunts Point posts the highest crime rate of the 123 New York City neighborhoods we scored. Our separate worst neighborhoods in New York City ranking digs into that end of the list.
Does a low crime rate guarantee safety?
No. Crime rates are averages across a whole neighborhood, and conditions change block by block and hour by hour. The numbers tell you where the odds are best, not that anywhere is risk-free.
